Clairefontaine Pastelmat Pad 12 Sheets 360gsm | 12 x 15.5" | 24 x 30 cm | No. 4

Clairefontaine Pastelmat Pad 12 Sheets 360gsm| 12 x 15.5" | 24 x 30 cm | No. 4

Clairefontaine's Pastelmat excels at what it does.

The pastel adheres so well to this paper that you don't need to use a fixative between each layer, and you are able to multiply layers without a saturation effect, making it the preferred choice of pastel artists.

Pastelmat is a premium card surface (360gsm / 170lb) specially developed for pastelists. Its unique velvety surface, made from a fine coating of cellulose fibers, has the ability to grab and hold multiple layers of even the softest pastels.

Pastelmat significantly reduces the need for fixative, which means that colors remain vibrant and fresh once applied. It has the added bonus of being gentle on both fingers and blending tools. It is acid free and lightfast.

Pastelmat is ideal for use with all dry media - pastel sticks, PanPastel, pencils and charcoal. It is also water resistant which means that it can be used with wet media – such as acrylics and watercolor for washes and mixed media techniques.

This Pastelmat Pad No.4 contains twelve sheets; three each of Burgundy, Light Blue, Dark Blue and Sand.